The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-24
LAMAR AND DICKINSON.
ONE ON THE SUPREME BENCH, THE
OTHER IN CLEvELAND's CABINET.
Judge e. S. Hammond Visits Detroit on
oficiai Business, but Takes a Keen
and Discerning View OF Other Mat
tiers In Plain Sight.

him at his office late In the afternoon going
through large quantity OF mail, the &c
emulation OF six days absence. Judge
Hammond-probably from long familiarity
with thcm-fecls u keen sympathy for re-.
porters, and IL he has anything to tell, never
shakes them of by clam policy and irigidity
of manner. On the contrary, their intrusion
docs not seem 10 disturb him in the least
aud unless pressed for time he will lay aside
other matters and exchange views, ideas and
information with them for any reasonable
time Il is not surprising therefore. that his
Office I, considered among the most inviting
on the regular daily rounds. There Is another
characteristic attached Ia the Judge. which Is
that he knows mn item Of news when he en-.
counters il, and the reporter has only 10 jog
his memory by questioning 10 elicit fun par
tirulais provided OF course, there Is no re.
strclions placed upon his information IL
was in this usual happy state at mind that
the reporter found Judge Hammond yostcr,
day. aud the customary What do We get to-
da,@' was fred NJ him.
Nothing whatever was the discnurnging
but chccriuly given repsonse. II have Just
come in from Detroit, and have a letter from
Judge Howell 4. Jackson, saying hc cannot
be here "a hold court with me next Monday,
but will come late in December. lie has
been very i'll with pneumonia, aud goes 10
Cincinnati 90 try the Fidelity bank cases
next week with judge Sagc'
"Nnu came in over the Louisville ( Nash
willie road. believe What did YOU observe
~ Ia the extent aud uyagcs Of forest fms
along that liner
"Al smoke and not much fire Your
newspaper accounts seem exaggerated, - far
rs could see from The ears. As ] went up
through Arkansas. however, the iirys seemed
serious on the other side ot the river"
"What do you recall OF interest IN your
travels judgcr'
Nothing. except that believe Mr.. Sccre-
tary Lamar j. going into the supreme court
and MI Don Dickinson, Of Detroit into
Clcvclands Cabinet That i the Ola news
of speculation, but can tell you c'rhitu-
tally a. newspaper man, that hoih eVrr,s
helOngtO the category of fixed tiings uc.lss
the contingencies ui the very near future
disturb he SIXTY that nov exists.
"no tuu mean hy the stress cG crrf-
dental that ann mot 90 use what ygu sa.c
10 confidently asked the REPORTER u-cy-
ouslv.
"No no. that j. Joke anil you u'y mark
II No, II YOU don't see IT, - tEa ulV. arg
you o Scoichmanf asked the iu.ie -i so.
advise you 10 look up an iuUHl.er % tle
81. Andrews banquet
The little divergence wa allowed to esIrnc
without further development, AMI rrflrr
20 the bed rock ,uhloDt was gained tv tle
query, Whore Is the ,eyrr Hos 81 rug
know that these political movements lre
about 10 be- mndc''
"Ah' replied the judge. u cannot -r,I
you that have seen aud heard q good irI.
hat would be- interesting % you ou tuit sub I
|ect Ny visit TO Detroit bore some relation .
10 IT,"
.1hcn there can be no secret aud you are F.
IN position 10 give Affairs as they rally .
.xiy;n
"Ncs, .ir; Il will turn ont az tell you I'M
less there are change provoked by ciuum.
stances. ! have letter iu this large pile,
Iust read, from friend Of mine, which Is
almost ns certain ns II the President had
written IL, which informs me that Lamar ia 4
10 be appointed 10 thr supreme bench: aud |
have NJ from other friend. have met. Who |
know thC fact and everybody knows it just
~ well as 10 the nomination had been
made. III lac d. confirmed / infer nom
facts almost nv certainly reliable that
Dickinson will 30 into the Cabinet |
though have uu positive knowledge ON |
hat point Dickinson himself viii
not say vord about itud would not hedis.
runticd Il q failure to,lutnn Lamar should
iisnppuut general CNpcriat.uu 1iaielilc
'ol William Carroll " thisrity. nud doesn't |
-air n Crut iur uiuvc. tie piays the sanr Uf /
politics ior all .t ls worth but lets iho win.
Ming ro 90 othCr. di.daiuing al suggestions
oi oilicescrkinr Tor himself lie Is caiolrl /
md feared hy onl.rtockcr. iur his powcrani /
Influence Boz poAt.rs Don't not rrlf-soclinr nt
ali Tie hns the reputation IT nn able law. |
yer iull ot practice, and makes three OF four
TIMES the salary ul a Cabinet officer at bis
profession. They toll one be- Is lItcastIlliul
poker player. who never bots ur p'ays ex.
Cept viii n iucul's hand tn win Tor linn ur
foot tht losses himself u ho luaa tir
game and that Pc is wonder.
fully nc.tsiul politician. lT such unsaIG.h
ana geurflu. men ALWAYS ore Ills p1uurai
cncmict Who fear l.W ly tlai he l. going
into ihr lro .iruts Cabinet tu Jas tle nook
ni civil service reform. which o. stalking
ncnlss ilo h,mu.ui. Vision. arprehrrs.rfIv.
and 90 pot tIe p0staii,a1 where uHyviII ~
The most rIrd 'n m1kc Cleveland r.sits.
ton fun. lls friends ly. ON he other
hand, that Cleveland BE- famous fur knowinr
an able man when hr sees one ALTHOUGH b.
may no' ne known .U public DC. and dat
NJ ua' selected b,l.r..u trHiu hrsyuuur
NN'fnNs, able lUa Hrshle uf n hrllaft
iutuw w o. Cabinet aHr..fr aud tfst Ia. r.
male i.i' selection H.fInush Dickinson W..
one 0i His mw, Troublesome oprllr8ts 81
no nom nation. d. u,ur l0f MF Jwtns
ilch, infer th1t De- b. cart..nIr
going Iliu tlc ltH.rr from fhr fsfi that Ia
W, ,hllf'd in make u Argument before m,
Nhlth 20 h.s quite impossible D. could turu
over i1 oihrr tn mike auI received au
uiF'nt summons FROM IuIe. Drown ITO s.ti,4r
come ip Detroit uf indicate an elry d,y
Nhen counsel could come here fl aH.iir tiir
hlalsi. Not a Wlfl Has said about tIo ffa.
~. ''I NF'NN lTi inspected lt. 1ul when
i"NN1 luls" brown irving uthus1u's
- p Hp.i.F D.. rn. liIr irlt ufo hr Wa
i'elplihg |" 80 90 Washington, ii csllsi
~ y0u think lamar win b. confirmed "
'lg. Why NOT llr viii NOT Uuly be- con.
Irnrd, hut Boo complimentary vHy. ua
doubt Tie pcmuDmU have iho rslt of
SELECTION md there D. BOO reason fIr nry
OBSTRUCTION in tlH DaD uH ana. H8rs ID
governmental law and public nImin..ira
Won he VIII Boz thc ouual 6i amy man on ti.lt
bench. auh VIII soon mako uu l.y afpaf'frrr
What De may lack ~ technical LgowIsl,s
ihht lh' become ru,icl by nou.r.t la p1b.
'e hl', ~ lo hn extreme views in pnlitIfs.
hHe,i Ne no more extreme Than many others
Who have ruuc thorn and been s1brr.I Iy
Che ircmcnd1us responsibility IA i8lif.tl
UNIV INTO 2 wise Conservatism that IwvHIia
always on that bench. even in thc herta r1n.
mo- o. tfh WuT one dniiuFui lhrl friend
OF his hla said o. me- chat Lamar will frr a
lew heavy guns and ilo balance viii be
biaik rnriudfc. and another. th1t he WIl
Nriie only a i'W opinions. aud thcy viii lie
very hno oucs. hut ! think tl,v are mis-.
taken. lie vii have 10 work ns Inc otber.
work, and do hIs iull share writing ,urb
opinions ~ b. j. assigned % write nnd n
vii be- the hardcsi work that ho ever ba,i
70 %, bgi he VIII do 10 iamously, Il Il dos
What contingency can keep niekin,op
out Of The Cabinet, then, u Lamar l. con.
:, "lndicrcci newspaper friends. who aome.
tlines SOP over, don you know, ifanybody.
One Of bis home editors, who j. a client ol